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THE ANC in the Northern Capegathered in the Mayibuye Centreon Monday to choose possiblerepresentatives in the nationalparliament and provinciallegislature for after the 2014elections.

The Northern Cape is the firstprovince to host its list confer-ence.

Already branches in theNorthern Cape had producedtheir desired representatives andit was up to the list conference toconsolidate the final provinciallist.

The conference started smooth-ly, although there was a lot ofmurmur about the existing listthat seemed to have sidelinedthe Frances Baard leadership,even though the region held amajority members in the prov-ince.

John Block, the ANC provincial

chairperson, and Zamani Saul,the provincial secretary, refutedthe murmur and said that it wasimpossible to have leaders in theregion at the last position sincethe list that was seen reflectedonly the desire of a particularregion – however, the finalprovincial region was the onethat would reflect the regionalrepresentatives.

According to the ANC listprocess guidelines of 2013 there isroom for 400 candidates who willgo to the national parliament and200 who should go to differentprovincial legislatures.

The final provincial list willhave representatives who will goto “national to national”, thosewho go to “province to national”and those who go “province toprovince”.

) By the time of ExpressNorthern Cape going to print thevotes were still in the process ofbeing counted.

Readers can go to our website,www.express-news.co.za, for anupdated version of the story.

Whomakes the list?ANC in Northern Cape confers to choose representatives

LEFT: Members of the provinciallist committee.

THE ANC list conference in process. Photos: Boipelo Mere

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} Joseph Molusi

ENEELE semphete ke go fetemo mafelong a beke e, mokgweding ya diphalane e tlho-la malatsi a le matlhano,dinao tsotlhe di ne di lebile komotseng wa Ga-Ramatale, o oitsegeng thata ka leina laSmitsdrift. Pitso e, e ne ebiditswe ke ba kgoro yabogosi jwa Batlhaping baGa-Moduane, ba ga Kgosi Se-hunelo mabapi le raporoto e etlhagangkoToloCommission.Batlhaping ba, ke ba ba

ileng ba hudusiwa ka dikgokake mmuso wa tlhaolele wamaburu, ka kete-kgolorobong-somê a marataro le borôbêdi(1968), matlhatsipa a bone asantse a bonwa mo mafelonga a tshwanang jaaka Kuru-man, Kimberley, Douglas,Tsantsabane lemomafelong amangwe a a mabapi, mme baile ba phuthaganela ko Smith-sdrift beke e e fetileng.Pitso e ile ya tsamaisiwa ke Rre David Afri-

ka,mmekamogelo e e bothito ya dirwakeMmeMasego Selebogo yo e leng mokhaonselara moSmithdrift, o ile a re ba kgoro ya Kgosi bakgobe kgobe ka mmutlwa, ba dire tiro ya bonaba phuthologile ka gonne dintša di golegilwe,tse di tamayang mo mebileng ke tse di senangmeno. A re: “ga di lome.”Reporoto ya Tolo commission e ile ya begiwa

ke mogwe wa ngwana wa kgoro ya bogosi jwaBatlhaping ba Ga-Moduane ko Ga-Sehunelo eleng Daniel Sehunelo,o ile a bega ha raporotoya Tolo commission e se e e maleba le bogosijwa Ga-Sehunelo, ke ka ntlha eo ba saamogeleng diteng tsa raporoto ka botlalo, ebile

ba e makalela ma makalenga puso ya porovense yaKapa Bokone.Modulasetilo wa Commu-

nal Property Association,Mme Thengiwe Mdali, o ilea re le bonemoCPAbaemet-se pegelo gotswa mo ntlongya Segosi, o kaile ha bana lemolaotheo wa CPA o o nalekarolwanae eamogelang tsantlo ya Segosi.Leloko la Community De-

veloper Worker(CDW) RreGaolatlhe, o ile a ipelaetsa ka mokgwa o pitsoe biditsweng ka teng mo Smithsdrift, mme oile a arabiwa ke modulasetilo wa Batlhapingtrust, Rre Fisher Mosekiemang fa lekwalo lekwaletswe mokhaonselara Mme MasegoSelebogo, le lengwe le kwaletswe CPA, ebile gobegilwe mo Radio Motsweding le mo diphitl-hong tse di neng di tshwerwe ko Kuruman,Kimberley le Smithdrif ka pitso eo.Morago ga ntwa ya bana ba mpa, ka tota

maraganela teng a bana ba mpa a sa tsenwe,batla pitsong ba dumelana ka gore, ba ntlo yakgosing, ba itse ha le bone baagi baSmithsdrift, ba beile seatla mo phatleng baletile kgang ya Segosi go tla go dirisana le bonemo setshabeng sa Smithsdrift.

Pilediwa e tsosatlhabanô

JOSEPH MOLUSI from Kuru-man (citizen journalist)

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} Ilse Watson

ARM (AFRICAN RAINBOW MINER-ALS) and theSocio-EconomicDevelopmentDepartment of theAssmangKhumaniMineheld its second quarterly stakeholder en-gagement breakfast at the NamakwariLodge under the theme Education.Education is a key priority area in which

the Khumani Mine invests yearly withinthe Gamagara Municipal Area. The pur-pose of this session is to provide a forumwhere Khumani can interact with relevantstakeholders, provide feedback on theprogress of projects, and participants of theprojects can give their own personal ac-count of how they are benefiting from theKhumani projects.One of the many projects that ARM/Khu-

mani is investing in is the TEACHSAprojects where ambassadors are placed atschools to specifically assist with Mathsand Science. Two ambassadors are respec-tively placed at the Langberg High School,Sishen Intermediary School and GamagaraHigh School. The stakeholder breakfastwas attended by representatives of theGamagara Municipality, John Taolo Gaet-sewe District Municipality, local schoolsand Economic Development Projects.An important part of the engagement ses-

sion is that stakeholders are given the op-portunity to submit questions and com-ments to the Khumani Mine. The KhumaniMine commits to regularly host opportuni-ties for interactions between communitystakeholders to enable and support localeconomic growth in its hosting area.

Education priority for mineALEARNERof the Sesheng Intermediate School shares her experience and apprecia-tion with attendees. Photo: Supplied

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DUWAYNE OOR (17) and Volente Peters (18)are confident that they will push to make theirparentsand teachersproudwith theirmatric re-sults at the end of the year.

The study mates are both doing Mathematics,Physical Science, Life Science and History sub-jects.

The two matriculants of Pescodia High wereamongst the 11 000 matriculants throughout theprovince who have signed the National SeniorCertificate Pledge for a smooth running of theexamination process.

Amongst the expectations on the pledge thatwas read by the matric learners together withthe HOD of the Department of Education,Tshepo Pharasi, teachers and officials of the de-partment,were the compliance of all rules by re-porting any wrongdoings, following instruc-tions and not being influenced to cheat duringthe writing of the examinations.

According to Peters, who is the head girl ather school, the department was right to statethat it had done its best to support the learnersthroughout the year.

“Although I still have to put in more effortsto work on the Physical Science subject, the re-vision in the telematics programme that I parti-

cipated in made a huge difference in my per-formance.

“The Saturday classes, where other teacherswere invited to inorder toassistus, alsoassistedus in completing our syllabus in time,” she add-ed. She further revealed that the reasonwhy shefell a bit behind with her Physical Science sub-ject was because of the poor class attendance ofher fellow-students, which led to them havingto revise more in an effort to keep them up-to-date.

“It was a bit of a challenge during the year.But we managed to keep up after we arrangeda motivational session amongst ourselves. Du-wayne also gave a helping hand as we regardhim as the best amongst us,” said the head girl.

Duwayne on the other hand said: “You arenever prepared enough for exams. The most im-portant thing for me during the exams was do-ing revisions.

“The telematics classes assisted me becauseI spent at least three hours on each subject. Mybiggest fear is the Mathematics paper 3, whichI will put more effort in,” he said.

Refusing to raise his hopes too much on thedistinctions that he is aiming at, Duwayne saidthathewasready to reap the rewardsofhishardwork. He had already started doing revisions,as of last month.

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NCmatriculants signnational senior exam pledge

KENNETH BORMAN and his fellow-learners of the Pescodia High School read the NationalSenior Examination Pledge. Photo: Boipelo Mere

THE Kimberley Family Violence, Child Pro-tection and Sexual Offences Unit is investi-gating a kidnapping and rape which alleg-edly took place on 13 September at approxi-mately 23:00. The complainant alleges shewas on her way home from a tavern inKnight Street when she met the suspect atthe Roodepan taxi rank in Kimberley. He for-cibly took the victim to a roomnear theKim-berley train station where he raped her andkept her there until 06:00 the followingmorning. He then got dressed and left herin the room. The suspect is dark in complex-ion, of medium build, medium height, bald,clean shaven and speaks English. The policerequest anyone with information to call De-tective Constable Pitso Tau on 082-495-0618. All information will be treated withthe strictest of confidence.

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KIMBERLEY will be hosting the 77th annualnational conference of the South African Mu-seums Association from 22 to 24 October.According to the Tourism Authority, the

conference themedMuseums will focus on therole ofmuseums in celebrating and conservingthe cultural andnatural heritage of SouthAfri-ca.The conference will be jointly hosted by mu-

seums inKimberley andwill attract represent-atives from the museum and heritage sector.Topics will include discussions on best prac-tice and standards.Further points of discussion will focus on

howmuseumscaneducate throughrecreation,how museums can occupy a social space with-in their environments, how to foster intergene-rational links within communities, how to dis-play heritage in a modern way and how to em-ploy innovative practices for better conser-vation.Speakers will address the inventiveness and

vitality that have characterised the museumsector in recent years and evaluate the evolu-tion of museums in their mission to influencethe constructive transformation of society.According to Sharron Lewis, CEO of the

Northern Cape Tourism Authority, this is anideal opportunity to showcase the rich cultureandhistory of the province and the importanceits preservation shouldplay inmodern society.“The Northern Cape Province prides itself

on its uniquely diverse culture and heritageand this conference is undoubtedly one way ofcelebrating this. It is encouraging that the mu-seum industry is still looking forways tomakehistory relevant and applicable in the modernage.“This is also a chance for the province to in-

troduce conference delegates to some of ourprime cultural tourism offerings such as his-torical walks, transport and aviation tours,township visits, rock art sites and battlefieldroutes. We believe that our museums are ofworld-class standards, but it is always an en-riching experience to share new ideas andmethods with contemporaries from the indus-try,” says Lewis.

Museum conference held in Kby

THE McGregor Museum in Kimberley. Photo: Supplied

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WHILST reminding matricu-lants of what is expected ofthem, the HOD at the Provin-cial Department of Education,Tshepo Pharasi, highlightedthat government takes themmore seriously than in anyother province due to the factthat they are in the fastestgrowing province.He encouraged them to

choose careers in scientificfields in order to become partof the growing activities suchas the Square Kilometre Array(SKA) and SALT Telescope inSutherland. During his motiva-tional speech to the matriclearners of the Pescodia HighSchool in Roodepan at thenational signing of pledges lastweek, he repeatedly said: “Iwish I were you”.“I wish I were you in my

years. You are very blessed andlucky to be in the province thatis growing faster than anyother province – to be matricu-lating in an era when everyonewho is chasing opportunitiescome to the Northern Cape,”said Pharasi.The HOD pointed out how

they only had opportunities ofchoosing a career of becominga teacher, police, nurse and apreacher when he was inmatric.“The time has come for you

to apply yourselves to accessall the opportunities availablein the province as we haveprovided you with qualityeducation for twelve years. Somany opportunities are

currently coming to theNorthern Cape. We are lookingforward to having you in thefirst intake of the new SolPlaatje University, to becomepart of the scientific activities,and to be the much neededgeologists in the surroundingmines,” he continued to advice.He further motivated the

learners to use all the resourc-es that they have, includingexemplary examination papers,to ensure that they are readyfor the upcoming examinations.Pleading with the learners to

do their best, Pharasi conclud-ed by saying: “With you SouthAfrica stands a better chance ofbeing a better place. The poweris in your hands to break thescurge of poverty”.

Matrics inspired

THE HOD at the Provincial De-partment of Education, TshepoPharasi. Photo: Boipelo Mere

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BLUE CHILLI ENTERTAIN-MENT has turned into a well-known brand in the local entertain-ment industry thanks to AngloZimele funded business.The company was founded in 2008

by Johane Maroro who grew up inKuruman,with the aimof providingsound and entertainment for corpo-rations.The vision is also to render excel-

lent entertainment and media ser-vices for small and big events in the

Northern Cape.“Our mission is to be the pre-

ferred and best professional serviceprovider and supplier of eventsequipment,” says Maroro.The company also provides ser-

vices such as photography, tent andchair hire and music lessons.Maroro has always been passion-

ate about music and working withyoung people.“Blue Chilli started out as a non-

profit youth programme and recrea-tion centre. It was basically a placewhere young people could hang out

and do things that added value totheir life.”Maroro says that the name Blue

Chilli Entertainment progressednaturally from a name that wasused for the place where the youthof Kathu came together tomakemu-sic.So far, the group has performed at

various events including the Kum-ba Iron Ore Youth Developmentgraduation day and the Kumba IronOre Classic cycling event which isone of the biggest events in theNorthern Cape every year.

Blue Chilli knows no limit

JOHANEMARORO (with the hat), owner of Blue Chilli Entertainment, performing during a show. Photo: Supplied

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THE Kimberley Police are investigating a caseof culpable homicide following an accident thatoccurred on Sunday at about 16:03 in Home-stead.Allegedly a gold Toyota Corolla collided with

a silver FordFiesta. The SAPS said that one per-son was certified dead on the scene whilst fourothers were taken to hospital due to injuries.According to Netcare 911 paramedics, upon

their arrival on the scene they found that twomotor vehicles had collided resulting in oneman losing his life and others sustaining inju-ries ranging from moderate to critical.The injured were treated on the scene before

being transported to nearby medical facilitiesfor further care.

Accidentclaims life

THE accident scene. Photo: Supplied

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TWENTY gr. 11 girls from poor back-grounds from De Aar have been given theopportunity to become entrepreneurs inan effort to raise enough money tofurther their studies after matric.The girls will be introduced to multi-

level marketing through which they willpromote and sell a nutritional productthat has already been identified by theirmentor over weekends to avoid interfer-ence with their school curriculum.This project was identified by Felicity

Fillies, the 2005 Female Farmer award

winner and successful owner of theNieuborn Ostrich Farm outside De Aar,who will also mentor the learners.Fillies, a teacher by profession, has

managed to keep her company, Nieuborn(Pty) Ltd, among the Small EnterpriseDevelopment Agency’s (Seda) top 80successful businesses across the country.She trades in leather which she turns

into bags and corporate gifts for thenational and international markets.“Being part of this project has given

me hope and purpose in my life. I washonestly drifting through life and now Iknow what I want to do with my life,”

said Petrusca Booysen (17), one of thelearners.For 18-year-old Willemien Jacobs this

entrepreneurship project will assist herin resuscitating her late mother’s busi-ness.Jacobs says her mother’s bakery and

tuck shop business collapsed after herdeath in 2012.“I want to make my mother very

proud. I will use this opportunity tofurther my studies and gain businessknowledge that will assist me in being abetter business owner,” said Jacobs.The group has already been registered

with Seda.Fillies was congratulated by Sylvia

Lucas, the Northern Cape premier, whoattended the launch of the project, forenhancing and nurturing entrepreneur-ship in the province.She was further commended for using

her success to improve the lives of 20high school girls who faced a bleakfuture.“This is a giant leap in history and it

is one that will get our girl children tounderstand their role in our country.“Go out there and break new ground,”

said Lucas.

Project offers girls a future in business

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THE primary objective of last month’s youthcamp at the Vanderkloof Dam was to developand empower them with requisite values,skills and knowledge that can assist them to-wards becoming responsible, conscious citi-zens and to strengthen their sense of patriot-ism and national identity.The camp, where 300 youth between the ages

14 and24across theprovinceswerehosted,wasan initiativeby theNorthernCapeDepartmentof Sports,Arts andCulture in partnershipwiththe Department of Education, South AfricanPolice Service Youth Desk, Department ofTransport, Safety and Liaison, Department ofSocial Development, loveLife and the NationalYouth Development Agency (NYDA).The 2013 camp is reported to have been the

most exciting youth camp and has set a highstandard and positive impact towards the par-ticipants who were named the ‘Trail Blazers’during the camp.The Trail Blazers have showed their dedica-

tion by requesting the Provincial Youth Desk

coordinator of the SAPS, ChristopherMashilo,to assist them in ensuring that they implementwhat they have done at the camp within theirrespective communities.Last week they visited the Molehe Mampe

Place of Safety in Galeshewe to interact withyoung people in conflict with the law on thebasis of what they have learned at the camp.They had different activities with the youthand delivered motivational speeches, dramaand poetry.One of the youth members at the centre

appreciated the gesture and requested thatthey visit the centre on a regular basis.“The visit motivated us a lot. This clearly

shows that other young people in the commu-nity love us. The only thing that is left for usin the centre is to change and become a newperson in the community,” said themuchmoti-vated youth member.This is not the only activity that the Trail

Blazers will be having. They still have a lot ofactivities such as visiting old-age homes andhospitals to assist with cleaning as part ofvolunteer and community services.

NC governmentempowers youth

THE 2013 Trail Blazers plan to do more community work in an effort to make a change.Photo: Supplied

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GEOGINA PRECIOUS ROOIBAATJIE (33)was found guilty for themurder of her newbornbaby by the Northern Cape High Court lastweek.According to the SAPS report, the accused

drowned her infant in a bucket at her home inMatlhomola Township, Griekwastad, after giv-ing birth to him in September 2011. She took thebaby out of the bucket and attempted to flushhim away in a toilet. The baby was too big andher attempts failed. She then put the baby in agreen plastic bag and hid him under her bed.On 4 September 2011, the Griekwastad police

received information of a bad odour comingfrom the house. Upon investigation, police dis-covered the deceased infant under the bed. Theaccusedwas arrested and chargedwithmurder.The accused was released and summoned to

appear before the court for the pre-sentencingon 5 December.

Woman found guiltyof murdering baby

GEOGINAPRECIOUSROOIBAATJIE (33) hasbeen found guilty of murdering her son.

Photo: SAPS

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THE Northern Cape is the second province inthe country to launch theBiometricAccessCon-trol System after KwaZulu-Natal.Instead of the old-fashioned password system

that is currently used in government, a newsmartcard will be implemented, which enablesthe use of the fingerprint to lock on to protectstate funds.As expected, the launch was to be conducted

by the MEC for Finance, Economic Develop-ment and Tourism, John Block, and PremierSylvia Lucas.However, the premier was unable to attend

the event due to her busy schedule.MojalefaMphapang, the head of Communica-

tions, made an apology on Block’s behalf for notaddressing the briefing, stating that the MEChad other commitments, right after his keynoteaddress.Block assured that the biometric system

would ensure that the R12 billion budget for theNorthern Cape was implemented properly.According to the HOD of the Department of

Finance, Sello Mokoko, who went into detail onthe new system, the Northern Cape expects toimplement the systemduring the current finan-cial year, after understanding the dynamics.He added that they would then roll it out in

phases across all provincial governmentdepart-ments.“This is not a manga-manga system. We are

faced with a lot of problems as most fraud casesconcern government when very few are in theprivate sector.“They use government as an ATM, and go for

millions,” he emphasised.Mokokoadded that the launchwasabid to im-

plement strong security control systems.This is to ensure accountability by prioritis-

ing the protection of the provincial govern-ment’s financial systems against electronicfraud.Hepointed out: “Wehad several cases of fraud

in the Northern Cape and lost them due to lackof proof.“This will definitely prevent identity fraudu-

lent activities and corrupt officials. Here no onecan cut off your finger and use your identity,”stated the HOD.He said that the system would ensure that

they pinpointed all fraud committers with posi-tive evidence and protect the innocent.Mokoko further highlighted how difficult it

was to expect to hold people accountable withlack of evidence.“Passwords are not enough, people can steal

or share them because 12%use their pet’s nameand 10% use their date of birth, or their mom’sor maiden name,” he added.

New system tocurb fraud

HOD OF TREASURY, Sello Mokoko, handing Justice Bekebeke his first Biometric Systemcard with MEC John Block looking on. Photo: Boipelo Mere

NO ONE can cut off your finger, saidMokoko. Photo: Boipelo Mere

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JENNY FRITZ regards herself as a victimof drunken and reckless taxi-driving andwas ripped off by the Road Accident Fund(RAF). When she was told by her sister togo to the Bantu Hall and enquire about hercase to make a difference, she was not keenon the idea.That is when the minister of Transport,

Dipuo Peters, flanked by the Northern CapeMEC for the Department of Transport,Safety and Liaison, Mac Jack, and RAFofficials encouraged community memberslike her to speak up and not becomevictims of lawyers and crooks who end upripping them off with their RAF pay-outs.“All I know, is that I was ripped off and

used by the South African Police membersand I don’t know who else. But I havedecided to make peace with it and move on.The sad part is that I was not vigilantenough to take down the names of thosepeople,” she said angrily.Addressing the packed Bantu Hall, Peters

said that the RAF’s visit was aimed atencouraging accident victims to do awaywith the middle man who ripped them off.“We are here as government to help you.

Avoid being used by those who take yourdetails at hospitals when you are mostvulnerable. That is why we want to beaccessible to the people by opening ouroffices right in the Kimberley HospitalComplex,” she said.While congratulating the RAF for the

road show initiative, Peters encouragedthem to include rural areas, like Kathu,Springbok, Kuruman and Upington, in theiroutreach programmes because at theseplaces are people who do not have re-sources.“This shows that the RAF is getting out

of the office because it is a people’s organi-sation. This is a way of minimising thecosts for an individual who has lost theability to be economically active,” shehighlighted.She touched on the issue of taxi accident

victims, like Fritz, who are mostly being

preyed on. Her details were taken by apolice officer after she landed in hospitaldue to a taxi accident.Peters promised that the RAF would work

hand in hand with taxi associations toavoid reckless driving and losing morelives, and instead promote personal hygieneand customer care.She further revealed that 65% of the

population used taxis, which is why theRAF services needed to be visible.Fritz, a mother of two, said that she was

involved in an accident with her eldest sonin 2004 where two taxis collided. She said

she broke two of her ribs and her cheek-bone while her son broke his nose and hada head injury.“I try to block it out, but I can still

remember the incident like it was yester-day. We boarded a taxi to go home fromtown on a very cold, rainy day. TheQuantum was overloaded, because everyonewas desperate to go home. We only realisedthat our driver was drunk and perhapshigh when he started speeding. He then hitthe other stationary taxi from behind,” sherevealed.“At the hospital, a police officer ap-

proached me when he saw me and my soncovered in blood and said I have to claimfrom the RAF, and then took my details.”A few months after the accident she was

called by another police officer to come tothe police station to fill in forms.“Police officers then fetched me and six

other victims of this same accident in aVenture. At the station we were givenforms by the officers to sign quickly,because the officers said they were in arush to be somewhere else. They told us tolie and say we were not in the first taxi, ifwe were asked, otherwise we would not getthe money,” she said disgusted.According to Fritz, she got a letter from

the RAF after being instructed to fax onedocument after the other that she would geta pay-out of around R6 000.“That was the end of the RAF, I never

received a cent. The only thing thathappened was a call, reportedly from theRAF, stating that they were investigating afraud case against the officials who made aclaim on our behalf.“The man, who claimed to be an RAF

lawyer from Klerksdorp and was investigat-ing our case and even came to my house totake my statement, also vanished. I latergot a call from the RAF that I do notqualify to claim. My frustration is, why arewe not involved in the whole process?Everything and everyone seemed too dodgyfor my liking. We do not even have proofthat those police officers were fired – why?”The minister said that RAF desks would

be put up at all hospitals around theprovince in order to reach all the people.She emphasised more on the fact that the

department would take away the licences ofall reckless drivers as they posed a threatto all road users.“We borrowed you that licence. If you do

not take care of it you will have to re-apply.Even when you re-apply, we will keep arecord of those cases,” emphasised theminister in conclusion. According to SelloMosotho, the media and public relationsofficer, their reports indicate that they havemade settlements of R10 752 865 on that day.

RAF reaches out to rural areas

RAF busy assisting community members at the Bantu Hall. Photo: Boipelo Mere

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CLIVE DE JONGH, principal and coach of theOkiep High school, expressed his anger con-cerning the referee who was messing up thegame during the Kay Motsepe provincial finalsin Upington.Although his school came second at the pro-

vincial rounds and qualified for the nationaltournament, he still feels they were unfairlytreated and were supposed to have beencrowned the provincial winners.The Okiep High School finished sixth overall

at thenational finals of theSanlamKayMotsepeSchools Cup, six places ahead of their NorthernCape rivals and provincial winners, Rietvale,who are seasoned campaigners at this stage ofthe tournament. They were also regarded thebestperformersof theprovinceafter twoof theirplayers were selected to travel to Johannesburgand participate in a Mamelodi Sundowns campin November.“Safa is messing up the school tournaments.

In the first place, they cannot give the South Af-rican School Football Association (SASFA) theresponsibility to organise a referee, they had todo it themselves. Secondly, how can they ar-

range for the tournament to go to Upingtonwhen there was no school from Upington play-ing?“The other concern that I raised was for the

learners to travel long distances to the venue,then be expected to play three games. Theknock-out was one day, it is harsh for the learn-ers,” voiced the coach.Coach de Jongh, who admitted to voicing his

concernsat anygivenpoint, portrayedhis confi-dence inhis teambyinviting thenextprovincialfinals to Okiep. “Yes, I will be participating inthe provincial finals next year. I am confidentof that,” he responded with confidence to Ex-press Northern Cape when asked whether hewould be in the provincials.“I will be goingwithmy same teamnext year.

I have come a long way with my boys and theyare the best. I started with them in u.10 tourna-ments. We reached the McDonalds National Fi-nals in 2010, then again we reached the Metro-politan u.15 in 2011 where we were knocked outin the quarter finals inPretoria. In 2012wequal-ified from provincials to nationals on our homeground, andagainmade it to the quarter finals,”bragged the coach.Although, he admitted that the recent nation-

al tournament was tough with high standards,“we did exceptionally well”.“Personally, I learned that I need to prepare

for next year’s tournament much earlier thanI did this year. I am already drawing up thetraining schedule as most of the team that com-peted this year will be eligible for participationnext year, so that will be a big advantage,” DeJongh said.The coach says the standard of play at the fi-

nals was extremely high. “The academy teamswere very good, in particular, but I am pleasedwith my boys as we kept to the game plan andmanaged to close players down, preventingscoring opportunities.”The biggest challenge facing the teamwas the

24-hour trip they took to get to the venue, whichis mostly a challenge in his scattered province.“The boyswere tired, so they did not playwell

in their first game losing by 2-0 to the LouisBotha Technical High School (Free State).”De Jongh has 29 years of experience in coach-

ing and holds Safa level 1 and 2 coaching certifi-cates. He is very involved in soccer in his com-munity being chairman of schools football inOkiep and implemented anu.10 soccer league inthe town. He is also the school’s tennis coach,

and is proud to have coached SouthAfrican ten-nis player Jeff Coetzee.“Our school is based in a very poor area, but

I managed to get the Department of Sport, Art,CultureandRecreation tobuildusa state-of-the-art multipurpose sports combo field.”Concerning his complaints and proposals, he

added that he has written a letter of concern totheorganisersandSASFAasherefused to standback and watch anyone mess up the beautifulgame.

De Jongh feels team should havewonTHE Okiep High School’s soccer team. Photos: Supplied

ORLANDO PIRATES willface Al Ahly in the CAFChampions League finalafter the Egyptians beatCoton Sport on penalties onSunday.Al Ahly and Coton Sport

played to a 1-1 draw inCameroon two weeks ago,and after another 1-1 drawin El Gouna, Egypt, onSunday the Red Devilsbeat the visitors 7-6 onpenalties.Holders Ahly have seven

CAF Champions Leaguetitles, making them Africa’smost successful footballclub.Ahly had to make do

without their supporters asthe match was playedbehind closed doors, thesecond fixture of a two-

match ban imposed by the’n CAF for the fan violencebefore their group stagegame against the ACLeopards of Congo.Ahly opened the scoring

in the third minute whenAbdallah El-Said climbedhighest to head home fromSayed Moawad.Coton Sport equalised in

the 65th minute when KadaYougouda hit home fromclose range.Pirates booked their spot

in the final with a 1-1 drawagainst Esperance in thesecond leg of their semi-fi-nal on Saturday night.Bucs will host Ahly in the

first leg of the final on 1 to3 November, with thesecond leg in Egypt on 8 to10 November.

Pirates to face AlAhly in league final

ANOkiep High School team player, in an ef-fort to make his school proud. Photo:Supplied